The world of e-commerce is exploding with opportunities, and
colleges and universities nationwide are scrambling to teach
students how to navigate it. If your business plan calls for an
e-commerce expert, check out one of the business schools offering
advanced degrees in this cybercommerce.

Fortunately, the number of B-schools offering such degrees is
growing almost as fast as the Net. Carnegie Mellon's Graduate
School of Industrial Administration in Pittsburgh for example,
offers a new specialized master's program in e-commerce,
teaching would-be Net execs both the technology and business sides
of the Web. "Graduates of this program will be ready to take
over the position of chief e-commerce officer," predicts
Douglas Dunn, the dean of the school.

Other schools offering master's degrees in e-commerce
include the University of Dallas, Marlboro College in Vermont and
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which began offering an
MBA in e-commerce this past fall.

Ellen Paris is a Washington, DC, writer and former Forbes
magazine staff writer.